Are you tired of the same old analyses on election day? Do you want something beyond a group of talking heads scratching their heads and pointing at flashing screens?
That’s perfectly understandable. Which is why we are bringing you a hatke version of the regular number-crunching, using something you’re sure to find far more exciting – local delicacies from each state!
- How did the kachoris of Rajasthan get distributed between the Congress and the BJP? There are a lot less of them on the BJP’s plate than when the polls were last held in 2013, but the Congress hasn’t gobbled up as many as was widely expected.
- Whither the laddoos of Chhattisgarh? Exit polls predicted a tight race, but the Congress ended up with massive gains, leaving Raman Singh’s party in the lurch.
- Who will hoover up the most pedhas from Madhya Pradesh? It’s been a neck-and-neck race between the Congress and the BJP throughout the day, with one, then the other edging ahead. We still don’t know if either will end up with the magic figure of 116, but it looks like both will certainly end up with diabetes.
- Can anyone beat the podi idli count for K Chandrashekhar Rao’s TRS in Telangana? The sitting chief minister has won a thumping mandate in the polls, leaving barely any crumbs for the grand alliance between the Congress, TDP and Left parties, while the BJP has been very, very hungry.
- And who is running away with the oranges of Mizoram? After five terms for the Congress, the MNF has strolled up, nicked the keys to the orchard, picked up all the fruits, and will now be getting a five-year supply of sweet orange victory juice.
The final results are still coming in, and only Mizoram has been officially called so far, but the beans have been spilled everywhere but Madhya Pradesh.
Predicting the final result there is no piece of cake, so you can instead just follow all the live updates here at The Quint, and see who gets to take home the bacon as and when it’s officially announced.
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